Croatia was up on the Serbs by six at halftime and looked in control of the game; then the wheels fell off the wagon. Even with 28 points from 7 of 15 shooting from Brooklyn Net Bojan Bogdanović, Croatia’s disastrous 3rd quarter, which saw Serbia outscore the Croatians 34-14, was too much to match a strong fourth quarter comeback. Croatia got within one of Serbia late in the 4th quarter, but could never get over the hump. A win would have seen them play Australia in the semifinal round on Friday.
Instead, it will now be 1st generation Australian-Croatian and Dallas Maverick Andrew Bogut going against Serbia for a shot at the gold.
Bojan Bogdanovic and his value only grow with his showing at these 2016 Rio Olympics as 7-footer Dario Šarić still has much to show going into his first season in the NBA with the Philadelphia 76ers.
Oh and your brilliant alliance, confederacy idea to counter a threat sounds a lot like Yugoslavia reborn. Great idea, that worked out beautifully. Idiot.
Anonymous, there are grades of nationalism, like cheering a sports team and committing genocide in the name of your nation. A moron is someone who cannot distinguish between the two.
Nationalism is not bad per se and was indeed a necessary element of Croatia’s war of independence. But the same nationalism expressed when a nation is not under threat or forging its independence is a very different thing and can be judged differently. You are too obtuse to consider the differences.
@anony
Alliances lol we have been in a few haven’t turned out to well has it….. I would rather take in Chinese that respect Croatia then ex yugo commie scumbags…
And too bad a little thing called religion would always get in the way of those so called alliances. The world seems to function a lot better when everyone’s economies are not tied together as well. In my humble opinion..
Good luck changing a Croatians virulent anti-Serb feelings.
Don’t worry there’ll be nothing left of this world by the time whites are fully overrun.
The virulent anti-Serbs on this site represent the reason why Croatia and the other small central European countries have in the past been used as pawns and been overrun by bigger countries to suit THEIR needs and of course not the needs of the countries they used as pawns. The big countries have always used the ethnic hatreds of central europe to THEIR advantage and this is indisputable. You’re a bunch of fucking morons.
In a time when more than half the White world is being overrun by non-whites, you morons are worried about Serbs when the small central european countries should be making an alliance/confederacy. An alliance is made for the benefit of all the countries in the alliance, not to make friends, but to make each country stronger. But what do you morons know? All you morons do is talk shit.
@”Poglavnik”, how am I supposed to respond in person to these people if I don’t know who they are? I’m not the anti-Serb broken record, I’m RESPONDING to the anti-Serb broken records.
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So says “anonymous”
Iggy, you’re the biggest CUNT of all constantly calling people names over the internet when we all know you’d NEVER do it in person. Why are you so obsessed with Serbs? Is it b/c they speak the same language and have many of the same surnames as Croats?
Mixed Grill, you’re a fucking moron, there wouldn’t be a Croatia today if it weren’t for nationalist Croats you fucking moron. You’re on a site called “Croatian sports”, that’s nationalism you fucking moron.
And yes, I’d tell you that to your faces b/c as you can see I don’t just call you names, I prove the names I call you.
They have nothing, They are all nationalists who have ruined their country, reputation and economy. Let them celebrate and get drunk and cry over the NATO bombing, which is to them the only memorable event of the war.
Bright futures for Saric and bogdanovic hezonja is a huge question mark… Wtf is with simon’s fucking jump passes in traffic dude keep ur damn dribble he looks like a circus animal out there…
Also I love the match up with the Serbs it instills the hatred and shows they cannot be trusted….we need to remember that there is no forgiving with them.. U guys see the comments on jutarnji..man there celebrating like they won a war….cough cough don’t forget ’95 cocksuckers. Also looking forward to hopefully what will be a rematch in Waterpolo… Also u can see the players don’t like eachother and want to win it badddd, love it….
In 1995 the Serbs should have been banned from all sports, so they were right to walk off.
Croatia is cursed since 1995 when they left the podium 3rd place spot because Serbs were Champions. Since then Croatia has not gone to the podium in basketball.
Saric and hezonja are trash. They won’t do shit in the nba . If they had a difficult time playing against men than the nab will be disastrous bc they are more athletic and skilled than the serbs. I thought these guys played pro in europe against men and now they were ready for the big time.
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I hope your right about Hezonja. I am more optimistic about Saric.
Hezonja with 16 off the bench in 27 minutes, Saric was our best all around player after Bogdan. This our 2 kids playing against men that held their own well. Fully believe Saric and Hezonja will be a successful NBA players.
Guys, have i mentioned serbs are complete cunties ?
fucking serb cunts
We missed countless layups and close range shots early on that came back to bite us in the ass. Simon made some really bad turnovers in the 2nd half that were crippling as well. Frustrating because it was right there in front of us
We did not play well. Hezonja looked like Toni Kukoc after a Phil Jackson beat down. If he can hardly contribute on the national team how can he play in the NBA?
Simon had a few airballs and then a few nice shots, but we are not good enough to medal.
Dont give shit about Serbs, let them enjoy this, they have really nothing else.
Aco Petrovic probably coached his last game. He should have told Bogdanovic to share the ball more – a one man team is rarely successful.
Hrvatska screwed themselves in the third, the momentum shifted. The players showed no intensity in the 3rd quarter and got outscored 34-14.